Severus and Lily have only met a few times, but they're already friends. Then he does something he's never done before. (fluffy kid!fic - warning: this is my first HPFF!)

"It was nice to engage in some form of friendly conversation, rather than verbal abuse. That’s what drew him to her in the first place: she was like nothing he’d ever seen or experienced before. She didn’t judge him, she didn’t shout at him, she didn’t ignore him – she was different."